Multiple mold for fence-posts.



C. KUBAGH. MULTIPLE MOLD FOB FENCE POSTS.

APPLmATloN Hmm AUG. 1v,

Patented .Sept 22, 1908.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led August 17, 1907. Serial No. 389,026.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES KUBAoH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Abilene, in the county'of Dickinson anda State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Multiple Molds for Fence- .osts, of which the following is a specifi-catlon. `My invention relates to multiple molds for making fence posts from concrete or other plastic materia The object of the present invention is the provision of a sim le and inexpensive mold which can be readily set up by a farmer or any erson on the spot where it is desired to use t e fence posts and utilized for molding simultaneously a number of posts.

- Another object of the invention is the pro- .vision of a multiple mold for concrete fence posts which will'be constructed in a novel manner from boards, whereby rovision is made to compensate for swel ing of` the boards by wet concrete and bulging from pressure of the concrete, which will be adapt ed to be readilyassembled or taken apart without reqpiring experience on the part of the user.

The invention contemplates the revision of a plurality of baseboards dispose( in separate arrangement to ermit swelling without buckling, end boar s associated with the base boards in an im roved fashion, `outside braces on the outer ase boards, and partition boards held in an improved manner, to#

gether with other novel features, all of which are set forth fullj;r hereinafter and recited in the appended claims.` I

In the accom anyingdrawings:#Figure 1 is a plan view s bwing the mold as it would lie on the round'or on any suitable support; Fig. 2 is a on yituilinal section on line 1)2 of Fig. 1; and ig. 13 is a cross-section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

'lhe base boards 1 are separated throughout their length at their juxta osed vedges by spaces 2, which permit swe ling of the base boards without causing them to buckle. Se-

`cured to the base boards by fastcnings 3, are

strips 4, which form the chaml'er or bevel on one side ol thepost and they also constitute hrares for the pu'tition boards 5, which are entirely separate from the base boards and are themselves provided with strips 6 secured at 7, which form the chami'ers or bevels-on the upper side ol the posts'being molded.

Owing to the small scale ol' the d rawxlg, the

cisely to the strips 4'are shown in close contact with the partition boards, but in ractice they fit loosely togethenenough iay being left between them to permit tlie swelling of the base boards and partition boards should-"they absorb moisture from the wet concrete. At

Patented sepaaa, 190s. 1 l` the ends of the mold are end boards 8 and 9,

which are provided with mortises 10 that res ceive the ends of the partition boards 5, thereby locking said partltion boards against lateral movement. The end boards 8 and 9 restv upon the base boards 1. End board .8 is provided with depending ends 11, which overhang and l engage the outermost base boards 1 (Fig. 3) to prevent the base boards from moving outwardly and separating, and the end boardv 9 is also constructed with overhanging parts 12 which correspond pre- .overhanging parts 11 (Fig. 2) and serve the same purpose. y The outer base boards 1 areconsiderably wider than the intermediate base boards to permit this engagement of the parts 11 and 12 and also to afford ledges to which are fastened abutment or bracing blocks 13 (Fig. 1) which prevent outward bulging of the outer partition boards oh account of pressure of the concrete.

Hooks 14 are adapted'for detachably conneeting the outer partition boards 5 with the end boards 8 and 9 and they lock the entire mold together.

are first laid down. The partition boards are then inserted between the strips 4 and the end boards 8 and 9 are then placed in posltion, the mortises receiving the ends of the partition boards 5, and the hooks 14 are engaged with their eyes. The mold is then securely locked together. When the molds are filled with concrete, they are smoothed oi and atthe proper time'the hooks are released and the mold taken apart and the posts removed .and the' molds are ready for immediate subsequent use if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new 'and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-'-

1. A multiple mold for fence posts, comprising base boards, abptment blocks on the outermost base boards, partition boards, end boards having extremities which overhang theI base boards and engage with them, and means l' or securing the base boards, partition boards, and end boards in their respective positions.

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A multiple mold foreonerete fence posts, comprising base .boards which' are separated at their juxtaposed edges to' oompensate for swelling of said boards, abut- 5 ment blocks on the outermost base boards, partition boards, end boards, engaging with said base boards, and means for securing the base boards, partition boards, and end boards in their respective positions., 10 3. A multiple mold for fence posts oomprising base boards, abutment blocks on the y outermost base boards, strips secured to the edges of said base boards, partition boards fttingbetween said strips and themselves 

